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I'm currently looking into screwing a microscope objective into an existing lens (like this). Does anyone have a tutorial on best practices and what to avoid?
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For high mag stacking?
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Sep 14, 2022 15:08
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There are a lot of factors for selecting the right objective and lens (called a 'tube lens'). You need to get an infinity objective of an appropriate brand (one that isn't expecting special optics to correct aberrations). You also need to be sure your lens is suitable--most infinity objectives want to be put on a 180mm or 200mm lens, though they can usually tolerate some variation (longer focal length lenses will increase mag, shorter will reduce it). If you use a zoom lens it will generally introduce vignetting if you go much below the maximum zoom. It's not the most active but there is a thread for photomicrography as well if you want to get more in depth about micro gear. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3902840&pagenumber=2&perpage=40
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Sep 14, 2022 15:51
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I am potentially interested in magnifications between 2x and 5x without crazy short working distances, and without going below the image quality of my 180 mm Canon macro at 1x, but I am not interested in stacking. Perhaps microscope objectives are not the way to go. Will have to read a bit more.
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Sep 15, 2022 02:52
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theHUNGERian posted:I am potentially interested in magnifications between 2x and 5x without crazy short working distances, and without going below the image quality of my 180 mm Canon macro at 1x, but I am not interested in stacking. Perhaps microscope objectives are not the way to go. Will have to read a bit more. You might want to consider a Nikon MM5x on aps-c (or full frame with a teleconverter). 64mm working distance, good resolution, not apochromatic but not bad. You just need empty spacers, and if you use a helicoid you can push the mag down a ways, at least to 3x from the one I tried.
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Sep 15, 2022 03:20
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Scarodactyl posted:As mag starts to increase you end up on the knife's edge of diffraction at all times, and if you combat that with higher resolution optics the depth of field gets very shallow very fast. You can recover some decent image quality at web resolution if you're willing to sharpen the crap out of a diffracted source image though (see these shots with a laowa 100mm 2x with 2 2x teleconverters(!!)) Thanks for the reference. I already have a 180 mm macro with a 2x extender. Looks like I should be able to squeeze a bit more out of it in post, so I will work on that first.
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Sep 15, 2022 03:48
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I ended up with a relatively dirt cheap Laowa 2.5x-5x. It's neat. 
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Sep 23, 2022 19:36
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Is that some kinda weird moth?
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Sep 23, 2022 20:27
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Neon Noodle posted:Is that some kinda weird moth? Weird? No, we have thousands of them here. Moth? Yes, they are among the most chill insects. Edit: Plume moth, I believe.
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Sep 23, 2022 20:47
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Took the advice, tried the flash, and switched to burst mode     Wattle flowers, they're about 1cm in diameter  Also took these a couple weeks ago and forgot to     I can see myself in this one!
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Oct 5, 2022 10:53
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There's a dreamlike effect there that I really dig.
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Oct 5, 2022 11:44
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 Painted Lady by Aves Lux, on Flickr
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Oct 6, 2022 09:02
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jarlywarly posted:
Nice one! It’s sort of got the cinematic orange and blue color theme, adding extra pop.
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Oct 6, 2022 12:28
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jarlywarly posted:
Nice! Never realised they have hair on their eyes.
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Oct 6, 2022 22:44
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Exploring things at 3x has been pretty fun so far, but I definitely have to work on a new diffuser.  Any idea what creature is going through this flower?
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Oct 7, 2022 03:58
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Possibly a Thrip, there are so many micro scale insects though https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips jarlywarly fucked around with this message at 08:32 on Oct 7, 2022 |
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Oct 7, 2022 08:18
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Got my first mosquito of the spring season. Taken about 4:1 with the mpe-65 + mt-24ex flash  Striped Mosquito by Marc, on Flickr
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Oct 20, 2022 13:03
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Nov 1, 2022 01:08
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I love those intense little eyes!
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Nov 1, 2022 11:49
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Taking the offered advice, practicing, and trying to improve my macro photos on the gear I had has worked for me - I just upgraded to a camera with IBIS and modern autofocus (Nex-6 to a7c) and got these while taking test shots, without really steadying myself after the walk     The AF was noticeably faster and more accurate. Looking forward to asking some insects if they'll let me shoot up close NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 13:13 on Nov 24, 2022 |
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Nov 24, 2022 13:11
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Beloved Macro thread, bestow upon me some of your wisdom. What beginner macro lens would you pick up if you had a Fuji XT-200 (X Mount system)? I have the 13mm extension tube and it's scratched a bit of an itch, but a dedicated macro lens for this body would be great - what beginnner model would you suggest? I'm in Canada for reference (if that matters)
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Dec 20, 2022 16:44
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 Fruit fly ?
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Dec 23, 2022 02:50
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Slotducks posted:Beloved Macro thread, bestow upon me some of your wisdom. I've only used the one lens I have, but all the macro shots I've taken were on my X-T4 with the Laowa 65mm macro lens. It runs about $400 though and is fully manual so no autofocus. If you were looking for cheaper there might be options that I'm unaware of.
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Jan 23, 2023 04:19
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Back in the game   
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Feb 18, 2023 23:28
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This caterpillar is a little bigger than an ant (~25mm), but it was an easy backyard shot during my lunch break working from home 
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Feb 19, 2023 11:22
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I have an X-T5 and an XF 80mm lens, what is the best way to get closer to 2x for insect photography with this setup?
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Feb 27, 2023 19:13
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Extension tubes and a flash basically. 2x is quite close though.
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Feb 27, 2023 19:19
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What are the drawbacks to the teleconverters rather than extension tubes other than price?
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Feb 28, 2023 03:27
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Teleconverters resize your image without changing the resolution. Extension tubes can increase resolution along with increasing magnification. Which will give better results will be pretty contextual.
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Feb 28, 2023 03:31
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For those of you who haven't already got one... the Laowa 90mm 2.8 macro is preeeety good 69 shots / f4 @ 1.4x  31 shots / f5.6 @ 1x Dia de Pikachutos fucked around with this message at 02:55 on Mar 4, 2023 |
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Mar 4, 2023 02:48
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You make a compelling case. Nice shots!
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Mar 4, 2023 03:06
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Finally picked up my camera again and threw on the macro lens .. then bought some lighting b/c those initial photos were just boring and flat. The built in diffuser on the Godox MF12 is ... meh. I have my 3D printer going right now with a soft box mockup for them. Until then .. the cherry tree in the front yard. Cherry Tree Macro by jarredsutherland, on Flickr
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I recently got my first real camera (Canon 700D)recently and I got some old Sigma lenses on Yahoo Auctions for something like $5 each just for funsies. As you would expect, they're noisy, the focus time is measured in whole seconds, and 2 of the 3 I got need a rechip to operate the aperture, but the one that worked 100% out of the box was a 28-80mm with macro focus at 80. The min focus distance isn't great at about 25cm but it was enough to get this neat pic of the heat cracks and pitting on a wrecked brake rotor which made it worth the $5.
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Apr 7, 2023 11:09
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A friend of mine has lent me his Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Di and playing around with it around the house for 45 minutes has been pretty fun - birds, concerts, and now macro? So much to shoot so little time.  
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Apr 11, 2023 02:33
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Great shots right there! Loving the muted color, very classy.👍
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Apr 11, 2023 02:56
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I finally found the Laowa I've been eyeing for years for a reasonable price. 
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Apr 22, 2023 13:00
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Rorschach butt!
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Apr 22, 2023 13:06
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stinky 
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you can do some amazing cinematography stuff with that lens
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